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| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | WTTW | Cook County State’s Attorney Reverses Course, Diverts Nonviolent Gun Cases to Restorative Justice Courts | https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/28/cook-county-state-s-attorney-reverses-course-diverts-nonviolent-gun-cases-restorative | Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has instructed her office to resume sending some people with gun possession charges to the county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCC), which reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed. The move … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | WTTW | Chicago-Area Live Music Recommendations for Jan. 28-Feb. 3 | https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/28/chicago-area-live-music-recommendations-jan-28-feb-3 | _Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more._ [ Daily Chicagoan ][1] , the newsletter from WTTW News, sends these picks to your inbox each week along with more essential recommendations from our staff. [ Sign up … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago duo DRAMA on going from a three-person crowd to performing for 3,000 | https://www.wbez.org/vocalo/2026/01/28/chicago-drama-duo-live-interview-salt-shed | Chicago electronic duo DRAMA are spreading love across the country on their “Platonic Romance” tour. The duo released their third full-length album of the same name on Jan. 9. Though they started conceptualizing the album two years ago, vocalist Via Rosa feels she and producer Na’el Shehade have been working … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | WBEZ | Mayor Johnson calls for Civil Rights Movement response to ICE, says ‘moment calls for boldness’ | https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-ice-response-civil-rights-movement | Mayor Brandon Johnson called Tuesday for a coordinated and sustained nationwide protest akin to the Civil Rights Movement in response to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions. Johnson said he is contemplating “measures we hadn’t previously considered” to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accountable for the civil rights … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | WBEZ | After Trump’s deportation blitz rips apart a Chicago-area family, a school official steps up | https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/01/28/deportation-blitz-immigration-suburban-chicago-family-separation-school-help | At first, Edith Rivera Courington expected her work with a pair of late enrollees would be routine. “My role is supporting our newcomers,” says Rivera Courington, assistant superintendent for English learners in a suburban school district that covers Westmont. “We get to know who they are, where they have come … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | WBEZ | Dates announced for City of Chicago’s 2026 festival season | https://www.wbez.org/things-to-do/2026/01/28/city-of-chicago-2026-festival-season-dates-taste-of-chicago-blues-festival | Summer in Chicago wouldn’t be complete without an outdoor concert at Millennium Park, a basket of Harold’s Chicken at the Taste of Chicago and the wealth of other arts and culture programming that marks the city’s festival season, which kicks off in May. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special … |
| View Article | 6:01 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | NBC Local | Homicide investigation underway after 30-year-old suburban pregnant woman killed, house set on fire | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/homicide-investigation-underway-after-30-year-old-suburban-pregnant-woman-killed-house-set-on-fire/3882543/ | A homicide investigation in suburban Downers Grove was underway Wednesday after a [ 30-year-old pregnant woman ][1] was found dead inside an apartment that had been set on fire, the Village of Downers Grove said, with a 19-year-old suspect facing multiple charges, including murder, arson and robbery. Nedas Revuckas, 19, … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago man sentenced for violent Naperville home invasion | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-sentenced-violent-naperville-home-invasion | ![][6] article Adam Stone | DuPage County State's Attorney's Office #### The Brief * * A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2022 home invasion in Naperville. * Prosecutors said he broke into a home, fought with occupants and later returned to damage the property. … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Lake-effect snow could dump up to 6 inches late this week | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-lake-effect-snow-could-dump-up-6-inches-late-week | ![Chicago weather: Wednesday morning forecast][1] #### [ Chicago weather: Wednesday morning forecast ][2] FOX 32's Mike Caplan breaks down today's weather outlook. #### The Brief * * Bitter cold continues with near-zero temperatures and wind chills as low as 18 below early this morning. * Highs today and through midweek … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in Chicago History: Relatives, protesters and lawyers gather at O’Hare over Trump’s immigration order | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/january-28-chicago-history/ | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 28, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? [ Email us ][6] . **Front page flashback:** Jan. 29, 1986 ![Shuttle Challenger exploded after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986 at Cape Canaveral, … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Today in History: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ published | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/today-in-history-pride-and-prejudice-published/ | Today is Wednesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2026. There are 337 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London. Also on this date: In 1547, England’s King Henry VIII died … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | A new book tells the story of Chicago’s restaurants and how the city's tastemakers shaped the dining scene | https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2026/01/28/michael-gebert-the-chicago-way-an-oral-history-of-chicago-dining-book | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] As books about Chicago’s restaurant community go, “The Chicago Way: An Oral History of Chicago Dining” by Michael Gebert … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | From ‘Wicked’ to ‘Hamilton,’ Paul Tazewell’s award-winning costumes dazzle at Museum of Science and Industry | https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/01/28/paul-tazewell-wicked-hamilton-costume-design-museum-science-and-industry-oscar | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][24] * [ Facebook ][25] * [ Bluesky ][26] * [ Email ][27] * [ Reddit ][28] * [ Flipboard ][29] In Paul Tazewell’s Oscar-winning costumes for “Wicked,” art meets science in the dark, mossy coils on Elphaba’s Emerald City … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | After Trump’s deportation blitz rips apart a Chicago-area family, a school official steps up | https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/28/deportation-blitz-immigration-suburban-chicago-family-separation-school-help | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][12] * [ Facebook ][13] * [ Bluesky ][14] * [ Email ][15] * [ Reddit ][16] * [ Flipboard ][17] At first, Edith Rivera Courington expected her work with a pair of late enrollees would be routine. “My role … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago duo DRAMA on going from a three-person crowd to performing for 3,000 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/01/28/chicago-drama-duo-live-interview-salt-shed-vocalo | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Chicago electronic duo DRAMA are spreading love across the country on their “Platonic Romance” tour. The duo released their … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | How to Spend $125 at Ándale Market | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2026/how-to-spend-125-at-andale-market/ | F or five years, Ándale Market’s Andersonville shop has been the kind of place where you come for a chocolate bar and somehow leave with olive oil, pet treats, and a candle shaped like a cannoli. Owner Mia Sakai has now doubled the temptation with a 1,300-square-foot Lincoln Park location. … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Magazine | February Agenda | https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2026/february-agenda-3/ | ![‘The Enormous Crocodile’][1] Photograph: Danny Kaan ## 1 Sink Your Teeth Into It Extending from January’s Puppet Theater Festival, the whimsical U.K. musical version of Roald Dahl’s **_The Enormous Crocodile_ ** squats at the Studebaker Theater. _Jan. 29–Feb. 21.[ fineartsbuilding.com ][2] _ ![Performers in ‘Drumline’][3] Photograph: Courtesy of _Drumline_ ## … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | ABC Local | 2 teens critically injured after stolen car hits viaduct on South Side, Chicago police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/2-teens-critically-injured-stolen-car-hits-viaduct-marquette-road-south-side-chicago-police-say/18491012/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two teens were critically injured after a car that was reported stolen crashed into a viaduct on the South Side Wednesday morning, Chicago police said. The crash occurred at about 1:18 a.m. in the 3500-block of West Marquette Road. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 6 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | ABC Local | Man charged with killing pregnant woman in Downers Grove apartment due in court | https://abc7chicago.com/post/downers-grove-murder-nedas-revuckas-due-court-charges-killing-pregnant-woman-eliza-morales/18491049/ | DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A man accused in the stabbing death of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove is due in court Wednesday. The woman was found dead after an apartment fire Monday night in the 2300-block of Ogden Avenue. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click … |
| View Article | 2 a.m. | January 28, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/01/28/horoscopes-today-wednesday-january-28-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Gemini. ## … |